Draining and filing apparatus



H. L. MILLER AND w. L. SMITH.

DRAINING AND FILING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 16. 1920.

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H. L. MILLER AND W. L. SMITH.

DRAINING AND FILING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR I6. 1920.

1,369,902., Patented M... 1,1921.

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H. L. MILLER AND W. L. SMITH.

DRAlNl-NG AND FILING APPARATUS.-

APPLICATION FILED MAR 16,1920.

1,369,902, Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY LENABD MILLER AND WILLIAM LELAND SMITH, 0F PASCAGOULA,

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DRAINING A D FILING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, HENRY LENARD MIL- LER and WILLIAM LELAND SMITH, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Pascagoula, in the county of Jackson and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Draining and Filing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a draining and filing apparatus, and more particularly to what is generally known as a type of a kitchen cabinet.

The object of the invention 1s the construction of a simple yet efiicient apparatus for facilitating the washing of dishes and utensils, then filing same away forfuture use, which filing will permit the dishes to drain.

Another obj ect of the invention is the con-,

struction of a dish or utensil filing compartment which is provided with shelves or racks that are adapted to receive difierent sized condition, and yet through the eflicient structure of the compartment these dishes may drainand the drainage or waste liquid permitted to pass directly into a waste pipe.

With these and other objects in view our invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. a In the drawings: J Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fi 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectiona view of the apparatus, showing more particularly the structure of the sinks.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the apparatus.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view of the apparatus, showing particularly the slatted curtain structure thereof.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the compartment casing.

Fig. .6 is a perspective view of one of the partitions. r s

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the partitions, showing the racks in place thereon and means for holding the racks positively in an assembled position in the partition.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the partitions and wire racks, showing the manner of fastening the end cleats over the rack.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the racks. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional View showing the manner of securing the split or overlapping ends of the rack on the bracket.

' Fig. 11 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on line 11-11, Fig. 3. l

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary plan view of one of the bumper springs with the guiding rod for the slats in position thereon.

Referring to the drawings bynumerals l designates the body of our apparatus that is supportedupon the legs 2. The body 1 is provided with a flanged upper edge 3 having a sunken portion shown at 4 and at the middle of this sunken portion 4 are preferabl arran ed a pair of sinks 5-5.

achsin 5 is provided with a drain trap 6 communicating with waste pipe 7, and each pipe communicates with an or pipe trap 8 as shown in Fig.- 2.

In the body 1 are positloned drawers 9 that may be used for any culinary articles such as strainers, spoons, knives, forks and the like. Some'of the drawers 9 are slidably mounted on the lower portion 10 of body 1, while others are slidably mounted upon the brackets or rails 11, Fig. 2.

If it is desired the door 12, Fig. 1, may be opened and suitable heatingmeans may be placed in the compartments 1313 (Fig. 2) directly under the sinks 5. Which means may be common to the art such as" hot disk standards 14 are secured to the top of the a body .at the rear thereof and at its ends, Fig. 1, leaving the front of the body unobstructed, so that the sinks, placed near the front edge of thebody, are readily accessible.

Each U-shaped inverted standard 14 is hollow (all that is obvious) and isprovided dinary waste on its inner face with av slot extending substantially the full length of the standard,

and in this slot 15of the two standards 14 are slidably mounted the slatted curtain 16, so that the curtain can be drawn down over the front of the dish or receptacle contain ing compartment, hereinafter specifically described, by the operator gripping handle I 17, Flg. 1, and drawing the curtain down at its front edge, near the depressed'portion 4 of the body 1. v

The slatted curtain 16 is of the usual structure except that we have provided an 1 bottom slat, and near its outer end is formed an elongated aperture 20 (Fig. 12) that permits the rod to be depressed, when performing the function of a bumper, see dotted lines of Fig. 4, allowing this depressing action to be completed while the flexible guiding rod 21 extends through a number of slats and is slidably mounted therein as .clearly indicated in Fig. 4. The flexible rods 21placednear the ends of the slats cause the same to be snugly held together in a compact position when the curtain is in its open position (Figs. 1 and 3), and if the operator is careful in raising or shoving the curtain backward when opening the compartment containing the dishes, the force of the stroke of the curtain will be taken up to a great extent by the bumper spring18 coming in contact with the bracket or cross piece 22 secured between the standards by a sultable fastening means at 23, Figs. 3

.and 4.

Referring particularly to Fig. 12, it

4 would seem that mounted on the lower headed end of rod 21 is. the washer 24 which spans the elongated slot 20,- securely retaining the rod 21 in said slot and ready to receive the slats of curtain 16 in a compact, stacked position, Figs. 3 and 4.

The dish or receptacle receiving compartinent comprises a casing 25 (Fig. 5) which is provided with a rear wall26, bottom 27,

top 28, and ends 29. The top 28 is provided at its front edge with a folded-over depending flange 30, which flange is notched throughout its length, as at 31 for receivingthe partition 32; of course it will be obvious that there are as many partitions 32 as there are notches 31; corresponding with notches 31 are notches 31 formed in the lower front flange130; the notches 31 and 31 being arranged in vertical alinement, and in pairs, to receive a portion of the front of each partition 32, Figsgl and 3.

j The bottom 27 of the casing 25 is incllned to carry the waste water to the gutter 33- and gutter 33 communicates with waste pipe34, which waste pipe 34 opens into the trap 8 as shown in Fig. 2.

The back wall' 26 .ofthe casing 25 is crimped or bent inwardly to form downwardly extending-locking flanges 35, which locking flanges project into the downwardly extending slot 36 formed in the rear edge of the partition 32 (Figs. 5 and 6).

The receptacle or plate racks 37 (Fig. 9) are of a rectangular structure, being split or overlapped at 38. In the vertical edges of each partition 32 are formed a plurallty of pairs of rack receiving notches 3'9, into which notches 39 the racks 37 are placed. After racks 37' are placed in the horizontally alined notches 39 the substantially U.- shaped edge cleats 40 are, placed over the front and back edges of the partition 32, straddling said edges and also straddling the front and back portionsof the substantially rectangular racks 37 as clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 10. In Fig. 8 we have shown how the front of the rack appears when assembled with thevpartition and cleat, and in Fig. 10 we have shown the overlapped or .split end of each rack as it appears at the back of each rack and bracket structure. The rack and bracket structure, more particularly shown in Fig. 7, may be soldered to secure the parts together if the operator so desires. 1

In the rear cleats 40 are formed downwardly inclined notches 35*" corresponding to the downwardly inclined interlocking flanges 35 .formed'on the rear face of wall 26, said flanges 35 being positioned in the I notches 35 of the rearcleats as well as positioned in the notches 36 of the partition 32, thereby holding the rear of the partition and rack structures securely in posltion within the casing 25, whereas the seating of the front of each partition 32 in notches 31 and 31 will retain the front of the partition and rack structure securely in position.,- It

will be obvious that the inclined lower edge 27 of each partition, will register with the inclined face of ,the bottom 27 of the'casing 25.

One-half of each rack 37 projects beyond the side of partition 32, and theprojecting,

sides constitute rails or supports 41 for receiving the plates or bowls or baskets as shown in Fig. 1; as there is no invention in the distance that the rails 41 are placed from one another, nor in -the spacing of the brackets, we have placed no'numerals upon the receptacles shown in Fig. 1, but we have shown said receptacles and the spacing of the rails to further emphasize the value of our invention. I

It will be understood that'the receptacles or dishes,' or the like, can be washed in the sinks 5 and then quickly placed in the compartment on the rails 41 constructed by the racks 37, shoved or conveyed along these .130

. will drain upon the floor or bottom 27, and

the liquid falling upon said bottom 27 .will

be directed by the inclination of said bottom to the gutter 33 and thence into waste pipe 34:.

t is to be understood that we use the term body in the following claims in a broad sense to designate the body shown in the accompanying drawings or a support or platform upon which dishes or receptacles may be washed.

We desire it to be understood that we reserve the right to make certain alterations and modifications as shall appear to one skilled in the art. to which this invention relates and which alterations and modifications shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. In an apparatus of the class described,-

. the combination with a body, of a casing po-' sitioned above said body, means retaining said casing uponsaid body, said casing provided with flanges on its outer edges, said casing provided with bent-in flanges on its back, said flanges on the front edges being provided with registering notches, and dish and receptacle supporting means retained in an operative position within the casing by means of said notches and said bent-in flanges of the casing.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a body, of a casing positioned above said body, means supporting said casing upon said body, said casing comprising ends, a top, a bottom, and a back, said back provided with bent-in downwardly-extending flanges, said top provided at its front edge with a depending, notched flange, partitions positioned in the notche of the front flanges, said partitions provided with downwardly extending notches in which said downwardly extending bent-1n flanges of the back are positioned, and supporting means carried by said partition,

3. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination with a body, of a casing carried upon said body, a partition and rack structure within said casing, said partition and rack structure comprising a vertical partition provided with notches in its front and back edges, arectangular rack positioned in said notches, and cheats straddling the front and back edges of said partition and also said racks for securing the racks and partitions together.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a body, of a casing provided with a rack and a partition structure mounted upon said body, said rack and partition structure comprising a partition,

' racks engaging the front and rear edges of said partition, and cleats U-shaped in cross section engaging said front and rear edges of the partition-and also engaging the racks for holding said racks and partition together. W

5. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination with a body, of a casing provided with a rack and a partition structure mounted upon said body, said rack and partition structure comprising a partition provided with notches formed in its front and rear edges, wire brackets positioned in said notches, each bracket provided with overlapping ends, and cleats'straddling said overlapping ends and portions of the bracket and securing said bracket upon said partition.

6. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combinationwith a'body, of a casing supported upon said body, said casing provided with an inwardly-extending flange, a rack and partition structurepositioned within said casing, said rack and partition structure provided with cleats'surrounding-one edge of. the partition, and said cleats and the abutting edge of thepartition provided with a socket adapted to receive said inwardlyextending flange of the casing.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures. I

HENRY LENARD MILLER. WILLIAM LELAND SMITH. 

